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A town of 6,453. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bullskin Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $187K for a typical one, or 2.5 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. It grades C overall, 837th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its schools rank behind 77% of the state's. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. Bullskin Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Its National Register listings include Mount Vernon Furnace and Peter and Jonathan Newmyer Farm.
Where Bullskin Township beats most towns.
Where Bullskin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Bullskin Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 3 maps from 1931 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Bullskin Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Bullskin Township.
Its public schools are run by Connellsville Area SD. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullskin El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 430 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Bullskin Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Bullskin Township has added 293 jobs, to 1,375 in 2023. The top destinations are East Huntingdon Township (7%), Connellsville (7%) and Hempfield Township (7%).
| Bullskin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $70,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bullskin Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Bullskin Township is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bullskin Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 19% of Bullskin Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Bullskin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Bullskin Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.4% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Jacobs Creek Park, at 311 acres. Bullskin Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Bullskin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jacobs Creek Park | 0.1 mi | 311 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bullskin Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bullskin Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw32 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
28 mi Theme parkKennywood
36 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
36 mi Stadium & arenaPNC ParkFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Bullskin Township
About 3 of every 100 Bullskin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Bullskin Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Bullskin Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,741 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 6,966 tabulated in 2010. It is served by the Connellsville Area School District. The settlements of Poplar Grove, Moyer, Prittstown, Pennsville, Bear Rocks, Breakneck, Hammondville, and Wooddale are all located within the township.
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7 towns share a border with Bullskin Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullskin Township | #837 | C | A | — | C− | C+ |
| Mount Pleasant Township | #573 | B | A− | — | B− | B− |
| Connellsville Township | — | — | A+ | — | C− | C |
| East Huntingdon Township | #404 | B+ | A | — | B | B− |
| Saltlick Township | #937 | C− | A | — | C− | C |
| Springfield Township | #984 | D | A | — | C− | C |
| Bear Rocks | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Tyrone Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C+ |
Connellsville Township and Upper Tyrone Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bullskin Township, Mount Pleasant Township, Connellsville Township, East Huntingdon Township, Saltlick Township, Springfield Township and Upper Tyrone Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Bear Rocks isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bullskin Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Bullskin Township grades C overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #837 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health and C− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
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